"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Noticing a few ants in your home is annoying, but livable. It’s when they happen to be carpenter ants ...

Carpenter ants may not eat wood like termites, but they can still cause serious damage by tunneling through it to build their nests. And unlike other ants, they’re not just after your crumbs—they’re ...

Q: Last year and again this year, we have seen carpenter ants in our unfinished basement. An inspection found no termites. Last year we had the exterior painted and caulked, and we replaced rotted ...

Ants are tiny so that it’s nearly impossible to keep them out of your house, says Bertone. But these tips can help: · Remove ...

Pests find and create homes in all sorts of ways, and you don't want to find out the hard way which type has taken up residence in your yard. Imagine your child playing in the grass, thinking they ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Carpenter ants cause damage when they set up housekeeping in decaying wood and then expand their tunnels into sound wood. Unlike ...

I have been seeing some large and small black ants in my kitchen over the last few days and have also noticed them crawling up the trunk of one of my old maple trees. There appears to be sawdust at ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...